FDR's first inaugural address, which contains the full quote in the fifth sentence:
"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
"Looking at the date of the speech, 1933, and reading a bit further into Roosevelt's address, we realized that he was referring to the economic conditions of the time -- in other words, "The Great Depression". He was essentially saying, 'if we can't shake our pessimistic economic outlook, it will be tough to turn things around.'
"President Roosevelt was calling for a little irrational exuberance..."
From http://ask.yahoo.com/20010614.html
The seventh paragraph says:
"Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy
of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. The joy and moral
stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of
evanescent profits. These dark days will be worth all they cost us if
they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to
minister to ourselves and to our fellow men."
But not a lot of that going around by those who can actually affect things. So its needed to be legislated. So, its funny when those same people (the rich, the elected officials, the appointed in positions of power) complain about big government. Perhaps THEY should be making decisions to change things from the ground up, in stead of waiting for those on high (higher than they) to tell them (force them) to do what is right.
If it feels Good, Do It. That simple right to enjoy life is where true happiness resides.
ReplyDeleteMoney, on the other hand, is only a scam invented by those that couldn't produce anything of actual value, those are the things we all need to stay alive year after year, on their own, so they convinced the rest of the idea of money. That is represented the results of hard work and the necessities of life, plus it is much easier to carry about. And they have been swindling people out of it ever since. To create for themselves a much higher lifestyle filled with luxury, without ever having to work or produce anything of real value, like the necessities of life. Well; when was the last time you saw a rich person with an actual job that produced anything tangible by their own hands?